Political Quotes

“I move to proceed to H.R. 5970, and I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to H.R. 5970: a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation- skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes. Bill Frist, Michael Crapo, Lamar Alexander, Richard C. Shelby, Sam Brownback, Saxby Chambliss, Chuck Hagel, Tom Coburn, Richard Burr, Orrin Hatch, Thad Cochran, John Ensign, David Vitter, Pat Roberts, Craig Thomas, Jeff Sessions, Mel Martinez.”